'King of the castle' made life 'an absolute hell' for ex-partner's kids, Cork trial told

'King of the castle' had 'tortured' ex-partner's kids, Cork rape and child cruelty trial told

The 56-year-old defendant denies all charges against him at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork, including, two counts of raping his then-partner, “numerous counts of sexually assaulting her”, cruelty to her three children and sexually assaulting his then-partner’s son and one count of raping him. File photo: Larry Cummins 

The man on trial for allegedly raping his then-partner and alleged cruelty to her children "tortured the kids" and made their lives absolute hell because he resented them living in his house where he was "king of the castle", the prosecution claimed.

The defence claimed that the evidence was exaggerated, that exaggeration is a lie and that the prosecution needed to be based on truth.